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crazy Jawa
Does anyone know why Wallace left in the first place?
phillyphan3
Where’s Wallace?
hibbisco
Straaaaaaaang!?!?
Connor Byrne
“D’Angelo, shut your mouth.”
RunDMC
Dave Wallace retired from being pitching coach in October 2016. He then accepted the position of being the assistant to Dom Chiti, director of pitching for the Braves. Both worked together in BAL in 2013.
Wallace still will have the availability to work with pitchers, the game and pitching, but won’t have to at the ballpark on a daily variety like he used to as pitching coach.
dwilson10
Family matters is what I heard. He said he still wanted to help with a team but not be a full time coach.
bmore12
Probably gave up on our rotation
JT19
I kind of agree with the outlook on the Kimbrel trade. Boston gave up a lot to get him, but if they tried to trade for an elite closer now (Miller, Kimbrel if he pitched well, etc) they would’ve had to part with probably one of JBJ/Moncada/Benitendi plus other top prospects.
theo2016
lol no. Miller didnt cost anything like moncada, benitendi or Jbj.
thecoffinnail
You really need to stop. Cleveland paid a heavy price equal to Benintindi.
theo2016
spreading value doesn’t equal benitendi. I’m also not high on the indians prospects because ya know I’ve actually seen them in person and don’t just go off lists.
cubsfan2489
Because some random “baseball expert” who’s seen players in person that’s commenting on a trade rumor site, knows more than the gms, scouts, etc. that have the qualifications to give prospects high praise until proven otherwise, is the person we should all listen to…. dude, seriously stop! You’re getting as bad as bigpapi4ever, starting to think you’re him under a different username!
theo2016
they can’t trade Baez he’s a star! the fanboy attitude is much worse than me.
cubsfan2489
It’s not fanboy attitude moron. It’s the fact that Theo and company view him as a valuable asset. If they wanted to trade him, they would’ve one of the past two seasons. You are so full of yourself it’s disgusting, you’re a joke
cubsfan2489
Oh and by the way, good job addressing anything I said in the comment you responded to. Not one time in that comment, did I mention Baez. You’re a winner though bro, seriously. Keep doing what you’re doing. And good luck on finals, isn’t high school semesters coming to a close? Hope you can focus with all your time on mlbtr!
matthewalan09
None of those players mentioned would have been dealt for a 1 inning guy. No way, no how.
Those are all above average starters on the major league club, aside from Moncanda. The market and circumstance dictated the players traded for miller and chapman. Yes Miller is an excellent piece but there are several on the market now and dont cost prospects as theyre FA. Huge risk by cleveland mortaging a good chunk of potential for miller and had they not been in the race no way they make that deal.
bbatardo
I dunno, it can be debated that Boston started the trend for paying a lot for a closer. It remains to be seen if the players they give up will become stars, but 2 of the players made their MLB debut already.
RunDMC
Dave Wallace retired from BAL on 10/6, ATL fired Roger McDowell on 10/9. McDowell has been linked to BAL’s opening since the dismissal because he was a mentor of Wallace, yet he hasn’t filled the opening yet. Is this not an obvious match for BAL and are they looking somewhere else?
Monkey’s Uncle
It’s possible that there might be a bit of a bidding war for McDowell’s services. He’s very well regarded around the league, as he should be.
MuleorAstroMule
So wait, the Red Sox made a good move by paying a high price for a reliever who has produced below expectations because other teams payed a high price for relievers who have performed better?
For what they gave up, Kimbrel’s stat line isn’t that impressive and he’s been trending the wrong direction for the past three years so I’m not sure why they expect him to improve next year.
Jays reliever Joe Biagini was worth 0.8 WAR to Kimbrel’s 0.9 and cost nothing but a 25 man roster spot because he was acquired in the Rule 5 draft. That was a good move. Kimbrel was a horrible overpay.
mike156
Since you never know what trading for prospects whether they will pan out, or at what level, I would say the jury is out on this one. But I do get your point.
steelerbravenation
Wallace and Dom Chiti both held positions with the Braves but got chased away by Bruce Manno. They just came back to basically the same spots they had when they left. Mentoring the young guys.
RunDMC
I forgot about that – I wish Zach Britton would follow Wallace down….
matthewalan09
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